Haydar Pasha Mosque
Also known as: Haydar Pasha Mosque
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Overview
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The Haydar Pasha Mosque is a historic building on Kirlizade Sokak in the northern part of Nicosia. Gothic in style, it was originally built under Frankish rule of the island as a church dedicated to St Catherine of Alexandria, serving as a parish church for the crusader community. After the Ottomans took the city it was converted into a mosque and came to bear the name of a certain Haydar Pasha. Harry Charles Luke described it as one of the most remarkable examples of Gothic architecture. Today the building is used as an art gallery.
History
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The building was constructed in the 14th century, during the period of Frankish rule over Cyprus, as a church dedicated to St Catherine. It served as a parish church of the crusaders in Nicosia.
The Ottomans captured Nicosia in 1570, and the church was subsequently converted into a mosque. It became known by the name of a certain Haydar Pasha. In a later period the building came to be used as an art gallery.
From Wikipedia
Haydar Pasha Mosque (Greek: Χαϊντάρ-πασά τζαμί Chaintár-pasa Tzamí, Turkish: Haydarpaşa Camii), formerly St. Catherine's Church, is a historic mosque in North Nicosia. It is the most important Gothic building in Nicosia after Ayia Sophia, formerly the Frankish (Latin) cathedral of Nicosia. It has been described by Harry Charles Luke as representing one of the finest examples of Gothic building on the island.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A7
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haydar-Pascha-Moschee_(Nikosia)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haydar_Pasha_Mosque
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezquita_Haydarpa%C5%9Fa
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80-%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%B8
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haydarpa%C5%9Fa_Camii
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A7_%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF